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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30082

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

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Schools

3,572

Students

Top rankedKing Springs Elementary School189^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Norton Park Elementary School up 202 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 30082 in Smyrna, Georgia, is home to four elementary schools serving grades K-5 within the Cobb County School District, offering families a diverse range of educational environments from a top-tier performer to schools facing significant socioeconomic challenges.

King Springs Elementary School is the clear standout, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide and outperforming district and state averages in every subject and grade level tested. Its 4th-grade math proficiency (69.3%) and 5th-grade science proficiency (63.4%) lead the area by wide margins, while its chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.4% is less than half the district average. Nickajack Elementary School offers a stable middle-tier option, ranking around the 65th-69th percentile, though its math proficiency declines as grade level increases, falling below district averages by 5th grade. Norton Park Elementary School is the most improved, jumping over 200 positions in statewide ranking in a single year, with 5th-grade math proficiency surging from 23.8% to 38.1%. Russell Elementary School currently holds the lowest ranking and has declined over the past three years.

The most striking finding is the inverse relationship between spending and performance: Norton Park ($20,973 per student) and Russell ($19,402) spend the most yet achieve the lowest scores, while King Springs spends the least ($16,042) and achieves the best outcomes. This correlates with economic disadvantage, as Norton Park has 100% of students on free/reduced lunch and Russell nearly 95%, compared to just 26% at King Springs. Chronic absenteeism tracks similarly, with Norton Park (20.1%) and Russell (18.2%) exceeding state averages while King Springs remains exceptionally low. The widest achievement gap appears in 4th-grade math, where King Springs outperforms Russell by 36.5 percentage points. For parents, this data suggests that while socioeconomic factors heavily influence outcomes, Norton Park's recent turnaround demonstrates that meaningful progress is possible even under challenging circumstances.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
King Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1041 Reed Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 842-6944	1,101	81	13.5	26.1%	494 (44.9%)	322 (29.2%)	122 (11.1%)	62 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.1%)	83.7	189^th of 1219 public elementary schools	84.5%		87.5	156^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.4%	33	63.0	69.3	58.9	63.4	$16,042	$352	$15,690
Norton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3041 Gray Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-5833	643	63	10.1	100.0%	33 (5.1%)	181 (28.1%)	390 (60.7%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	33.8	773^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	36.6%		21.8	975^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%	202	35.1	36.7	38.1	33.7	$20,973	$919	$20,054
Russell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3920 S Hurt Rd SW	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 437-5937	568	53	10.6	94.9%	40 (7.0%)	195 (34.3%)	296 (52.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	25.3	901^st of 1219 public elementary schools	26.1%		25.5	920^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.7%	19	27.1	32.8	36.0	27.0	$19,402	$810	$18,592
Nickajack Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4555 Mavell Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 842-5814	1,260	83	15.1	43.7%	269 (21.3%)	674 (53.5%)	145 (11.5%)	63 (5.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (8.4%)	65.4	375^th of 1219 public elementary schools	69.2%		59.7	436^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.8%	61	57.9	53.3	49.8	47.0	$14,196	$336	$13,860

Cities Near Zip Code 30082

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Smyrna	1.06 mi	17	188^th
Marietta	2.42 mi	59	81^st
Mableton	2.66 mi	9	278^th
Austell	3.59 mi	6	205^th
Atlanta	4.65 mi	137	237^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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